The 2019
Korea Open (also known as the 2019 KEB Hana Bank Korea Open for sponsorship purposes) was a professional women's
tennis tournament played on outdoor
hard courts. It was the 16th edition of the tournament, and part of the
2019 WTA Tour
The 2019 WTA Tour was the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for the 2019 tennis season. The 2019 WTA Tour calendar was composed of the Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam tournaments (supervised by ...
. It took place in
Seoul,
South Korea between 16 and 22 September 2019.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Prize money
* per team
Singles main-draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings are as of September 9, 2019
Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:
*
Kristie Ahn
*
Choi Ji-hee
*
Han Na-lae
Han Na-lae ( ko, 한나래; born 6 July 1992) is a South Korean tennis player.
Han has a career-high singles ranking of 149, achieved June 2019. She reached the top 100 in doubles for the first time with a ranking of 96, on 31 October 2022.
H ...
The following player received entry using a
protected ranking
This page is a glossary of tennis terminology.
A
* Ace: Serve where the tennis ball lands inside the '' service box'' and is not touched by the receiver; thus, a shot that is both a serve and a winner is an ace. Aces are usually powerful and ge ...
into the singles main draw:
*
Denisa Allertová
The following player received entry as a
special exempt into the singles main draw:
*
Mihaela Buzărnescu
The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:
*
Tímea Babos
*
Ana Bogdan
*
Priscilla Hon
*
Danielle Lao
*
Greet Minnen
*
Patricia Maria Țig
Patricia Maria Țig (born 27 July 1994) is a Romanian tennis player.
Țig has a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 56, achieved on 26 October 2020. Her best doubles ranking of world No. 155, she achieved on 14 November 2016. Țig has won o ...
The following player received entry into the main draw as a lucky loser:
*
Danka Kovinić
Withdrawals
*
Daria Gavrilova → replaced by
Kirsten Flipkens
*
Ivana Jorović → replaced by
Stefanie Vögele
*
Viktória Kužmová → replaced by
Denisa Allertová
*
Maria Sakkari → replaced by
Danka Kovinić
Doubles main-draw entrants
Seeds
*
1 Rankings are as of September 9, 2019
Other entrants
The following pairs received wildcards into the doubles main draw:
*
Jang Su-jeong /
Kim Na-ri
*
Kim Da-bin
Kim Da-bin (born August 29, 1989), also known as Kim Dong-wook, is a South Korean football player who plays for J3 League side Oita Trinita
is a Japanese football club currently playing in J2 League, having been relegated after the 2021 sea ...
/
Park So-hyun
Park So-hyun (born February 11, 1971) is a South Korean actress. She has a syndicated talk radio show ''Love Game'', aired via the SBS Power FM since 1999. She also participated in variety show We Got Married.
On September 20, 2016, Park So-hy ...
Withdrawals
;Before the tournament
*
Anastasia Potapova (right ankle injury)
;During the tournament
*
Karolína Plíšková (right thigh injury)
Finals
Singles
*
Karolína Muchová defeated
Magda Linette, 6–1, 6–1
Doubles
*
Lara Arruabarrena /
Tatjana Maria defeated
Hayley Carter /
Luisa Stefani, 7–6
(9–7), 3–6,
0–7
References
External links
*
WTA tournament profile
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